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Largest Chinese manufacturer of mobile phones is headed to the US

02/04/201602/03/2016 Sam Lambert

That said, while Xiaomi smartphones may be cheap and affordable in China, there is a drawback in the U.S. Xiaomi is easily one of the most popular manufacturers of mobile phones in the world, as the devices have become massively popular within the gigantic Chinese marketplace. However, until now, these affordable and yet well-designed devices have been out of reach of Americans. The claim to fame for Xiaomi, is that its mobile phones come with a great quality – often compared to iPhones from Apple – and yet they have…

BlackBerry CEO promises more mobile phones after Priv

11/12/201511/11/2015 Jennifer Goula

John Chen has now said that he is never going to allow the company to entirely give up on hardware. According to CEO John Chen of BlackBerry, “I am never going to give up the phone business,” suggesting that the Priv will not be the last of the mobile phones that will carry the company’s name. Chen has stated that BlackBerry will continue to produce more smartphones as a part of its business. At the moment the market share maintained by BlackBerry in the United States is smaller than 1…

Warning issued about using mobile phones as hiking route planning

09/10/201509/10/2015 Julie Campbell

Hikers at the Lake District National Park in the UK are being warned that smartphones aren’t enough. Following a notable increase in emergency rescue calls, the Coniston Mountain Rescue Team at the Lake District National Park in the U.K. is now advising hikers not to rely on their mobile phones to plan their hiking routes. The team has found themselves heading out to respond to 44 different rescue calls already, this year. After it seems to have become common practice for hikers to use mobile phones to plan their routes,…

Using mobile phones behind the wheel is top UK peeve

09/01/201509/01/2015 Jesse Collins

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Among all of the frustrations that drivers face on the road, seeing other motorists with handsets tops the list. As much as not signaling a lane change and hogging lanes can cause a driver’s blood to boil, those two frustrations have dropped on the list among U.K. road users, and taking the first place has been the use of mobile phones while behind the wheel. Nearly one in every three U.K. drivers feels that seeing other drivers using a cell phone while driving angers them most. At the same time…

Leading Australian doctor links mobile phones to brain cancer

05/14/201505/12/2015 Jorge Gonzalez

The respected physician has cautioned device owners that the use of cell phones can increase the risk of the disease. One of the top doctors in Australia has now released a warning in which he has stated that there is a link between the use of mobile phones and the risk of developing brain cancer; a statement that has been met with a considerable amount of controversy. Dr. John Tickell is, himself, a brain cancer survivor, and is calling for more research on the topic. According to Dr. Tickell, the…